1990-1992
*Hypnotic
Clambake showcases their talent while street performing at Fanuel
Hall's Quincy Market in downtown Boston. Thousands of interested
tourists throw change in the hat and purchase the group's first cassette
release entitled Past Lives. Within months, the band records
and produces their first CD entitled Square Dance Messiah.
*Hypnotic
Clambake tours in a Chevy 20 van with a U-Haul trailer across
the Northeast to most every major city on the map. While building
a cult following, the band also sends their material to national music
magazines, newspapers, college radio stations, and alternative FM
radio stations. Within months, Hypnotic Clambake has major
press nationally (Rolling Stone) and is receiving radio play
on a variety of stations across the country (Dr. Demento Show)
.
* Hypnotic Clambake is nominated
at The Boston Music Awards for outstanding roots and original
music act.
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1993
* The band's touring expands across the
Northeast into the Midwest.
* Hypnotic Clambake's second CD
entitled Gondola to Heaven is released. |
1994
*An intense six-month tour introduces the
group to new fans in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming,
Colorado, Iowa and Illinois. |
1995
* The group releases their third CD entitled
Kent the Zen Master. This CD favors a more experimental
period in the band's approach to creating and recording music.
*While
performing in Austin, Texas, at South by Southwest, Hypnotic Clambake
impresses an appreciative music agent for Barnacle Bill's, located
in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Leaving the New England winter behind, the
band spends a month playing music for the locals and tourists at
Barnacle Bill's
in the evenings while enjoying the beautiful waters of Saint Thomas
in the day times.
*The group goes cross-country and through Canada performing
for new and larger crowds in the Rockies and on the west coast.
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1996
*
Having performed in Canada the prior year at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
and the Trois Revere Jazz Fest, experiencing for the first time a
language barrier, the group's fiddler (Rohan Gregory) speaks his broken
but appreciated French to their new and accepting audiences in the
northern regions of Quebec, Canada and get invited back in 1997 to
perform once again at the Trois Revere Jazz Fest.
*Hypnotic Clambake returns a few years later and is featured
at the world-renowned
Montreal Jazz Festival where they receive standing ovations.
* Hypnotic Clambake hosts their first annual O.U.R. Music Festival.
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1997
*With the band's recognition expanding,
Hypnotic Clambake performances compliment other national recording
artist's performances at events across the North American continent. |
1998
*Frozen Live, Vol. 1 is the band's
first live CD, which was recorded at shows in the Northeast, and the
deep South on mobile digital recording equipment. On this CD, Clambake
gives a variety of musical styles their own Hypnotic twist.
* The band is invited to perform with PHISH
at the Lemon Wheel in Maine.
* Carter Beauford, the Dave Matthews
Band's drummer, mentions Hypnotic Clambake on MTV as being
the band that most influenced him that year while touring. |
1999
*VH-1 Jeopardy mentions Hypnotic Clambake
as being one of the strangest band names in the country. ("Who
is Hypnotic Clambake?")
*Hypnotic Clambake T-shirts are
worn proudly on NBC's Conan O'Brien show by Preston & Hanes'
Rock and Roll Comedy Circus of Death.
*National television and radio commercial
spots air for several months using Clambake's material. |
2000
*In addition to numerous performances,
the group begins recording their fourth studio CD to be released in
the summer of 2001.
*Hypnotic Clambake's music starts
to take hold in European markets with sales increasing in Italy and
Belgium. |
2001-2002-2003
*Hypnotic
Clambake takes a three year intensive study of world music. Focusing
on the music of the Middle East, the music of Louisiana, and several
other cultures, The group explores a variety of different approaches
to the constructs of their original sound and embellishes and adds new
material along with honoring the standard tunes that have given Hypnotic
Clambake renowned recognition by others in the music field and
audiences of all ages and nationalities. |
2004
*The
band goes back into the studio and records one of their most challenging
albums titled MAYONNAISE. It is a great condiment and full
of fantabulous grooves. Clarinetist, Tim Hull, becomes a prominent part
of Hypnotic Clambake's sound and reveals his talent as a studio
engineer on the group's fifth studio CD. Hi-lighted performances in
the year 2004 include: Alfred University and Saint Lawrence University.
Two great learning institutions and party schools! |
2005
*Welcoming
JoAnn Vaccaro to the band, JoAnn captures Hypnotic Clambake audiences
attention with her high energy electric guitar performances coupled with
her elegant vocal performances on such tunes as "11th Chapter Saloon"
and
"Far Away Cows. "
*Amongst some of the year's highlights, Hypnotic Clambake performs
live on "WRUR" FM, hosted by Scott Regan and Hypnotic Clambake's
O.U.R. Music Festival celebrates it's ninth year. The group ended this
year with a performance of original music to some classic silent movies
from the years 1901-1928. |
2006
Hypnotic
Clambake hosts and celebrates the 10year of their O.U.R. Music Festival.
Highlights of this year's performances include cruising and performing
in the Carribean sea. The group visits, Aruba, Jamaica, Grand Caymen,
Trinadad, Cazumel, and finishes their tour with a visit to New Orleans.
The group films a video of their song "EdMcWoman" and
releases it on YouTube. |
2007
Hypnotic
Clambake hosts and celebrates the 11th year of their O.U.R. Music
Festival. Highlights of this year's performances include performing
on WXXI's public broadcasting station's "ON STAGE" program
released on channel 21 Rochester, NY. The group's performance at Columbia
University in Chicago was well received. ASCAP rewards Hypnotic
Clambake for their recorded music broacast in London, England.
Many new fans and friends get in contact with the group via their
MYspace page.
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2008
Hypnotic
Clambake peforms in Sin City, Las Vegas at the world famous Aruba
Hotel.
Members of the band enjoy performances in Indio, CA , Pala, CA, Dover
DE, and the group revisits Hollywood Beach, FL to perform at the annual
Hollywood Beach Clambake. The 12th annual O.U.R. Music Festival features
many performers and introduced for the first time the creative display
of "Broom Town." New Songs such as Rick Boadadanco,
General Guiness, Garage Sailin', Rumblin', Zarrmania, and Evolve,
were introduced at live shows to the audiences' delight.
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2009
Members of Hypnotic
Clambake travel to Alberqurque and Santa Fe, N.M. performing several
shows throughout these two great cities. Amongst other shows, Hypnotic
Clambake is invited to perform at the annual Golf Championship in
Corning, New York.
Clambake's accordionist & pianist, Maury Rosenberg performs in Atlanta
and points around North Carolina to intimate sold out shows. Hypnotic
Clambake's guitarist JoAnn Vaccaro releases a fantabulous solo album entitled,
"What I Cook For You!" |
2010
Introducing
new material at the 14th annual Our Fest, Maury sings
his newest composition, "Don't Mess With Another Man's Skillet!"
In addition, Mark's newest tune, "Coulda Been
A Pladypuss" is introduced to Hypnotic Clambake fans around the
country at live performances. Mean while, JoAnn's "Alien
Invasion" Installation takes on audiences perception of what is
real and how her UFO landing may affect us for some time to come. Tim
works out new ways to improvise on various arrangements the group has
performed over the years, breathing new life into some older but well
appreciated Hypnotic Clambake standards. Chris creates
a listening experience like no other which brings sounds together in
a very untraditional way. His "Jazz Cafe" installation at
this year's OUR Fest was the talk of the village, town and city!
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2011
A New Year's
performance at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center was a great way to
christen 2011. Performances that followed included the 15th annual O.U.R.
Festival, a concert in the park in Dansville, a wild Hypnotic Halloween
Bash at the Corning Country Club, a night to remember at Harry's Inn
in Elmira, NY, several other wonderful concerts and before we knew what
hit us, Hypnotic Clambake was doing a repeat News Year's performance
at the Wellsville Creative Arts Center. Just like that...Full Circle!!
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2012
Members of Hypnotic Clambake are invited back to perform at the Akwesasne
Mohawk Casino for a big Mardi Gras celebration enjoyed by audiences in
the North Country. Also performing at the Ontario Barn Vinyard's wine
tasting in late April was a great precursor to the 16th annual O.U.R.
Fest which feature great performances by Hypnotic Clambake's friends Miche
Fambro, Kinloch Nelson, Baby Gramps and Waitin' on a Train, just to mention
a few. In July, the group performed under the stars at the George Eastman
House's Summer Garden Vibe Concert Series. Finding their way back to Binghamton,
NY, the band returned to the Cyber Cafe West for a monsterous musical
mashing of notes for the locals dressed in awesome costumes. EP in the
works!. |
2013
Hypnotic Clambake starts the year by performing a tableside acoustic version
of "The Feldmans" for fans at Sticky Lips Barbecue in Hentrietta,
NY. Standing ovations followed the group's premier performance at "The
Riverside Inn Music Festival" in Cambridge Springs, PA. Sharing the
stage with "Big Leg Emma" at "The Choconut Inn" was
another highlight of this year. "The O.U.R. Fest" moves to a
new location and all who attended enjoyed a late night Barn Dance with
Hypnotic Clambake members and "Stewed Mulligan". Other exceptional
events the band performed at include"The Joe Down,' "Niagara
Rocks Fest with "Rusted Root" and the 3rd Thursday Concert Series
in Jamestown, NY. |
2014
In February, Hypnotic Clambake's accordionist (Maury Rosenberg) performs
with Dick Solberg and the Sun Mountain Band at "Latitude 18"
located in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands. While on Island, Dick is honored
with the "Entertainer of Year" award by the local news paper(congradulations
Dick!). During the summertime, Hypnotic Clambake plays shows with Rusted
Root, David T. Carter, Mosaic Foundation, Smackdab and other great artists.
Hypnotic Clambake partners with the Active Artist Alliance and Kevin Cole
and celebrate their 18th annual "Outrageous Universe Revival"
the first weekend of August and all who attend have a blast (special thanks
to Artist Phil Cheney and Amy Worthen). Maury and David T. Carter (Australian
Singer/Song Writer) play well attended duo shows throughout the Northeast.
Hypnotic Clambake is featured for the first time at the J.C.C. International
Jewish Film Festival. This year ends with a fantastic New Year's Eve bill
with Hypnotic Clambake, Rusted Root and Sky Pilot at Rapids Theater, Niagara
Falls, NY. |
2015
In April,
Hypnotic Clambake performs at Letchworth Pines Bowling Alley with "Folk
Face." Maury (H.C. accordionist) travels down to the Riverside
Inn Music Fest with his accordion and offers a show featuring some of
Hypnotic Clambake's classic tunes
(Sing-a-Long on "The Feldmans" ensues). In July, H.C. hosts
their first ever "HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE MUSIQUE FESTIVAL at the Ontario
Barn Vineyards where a great time was had by all. Also in July, H.C.
is invited to play at the Dansville Concert Series followed by an appearance
at Rochester, New York's Jewish Film Festival. In August, The "Bake"
is featured for the very first time at the Purple Pig Music Festival
in Naples, NY. In September, the band is flown on a private jet to an
exotic party that was unleashed in the state of Indiana (no names mentioned
to protect the innocent!).
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2016
Hypnotic Clambake's
single"Rick Boadadanco" is mastered and mixed by head engineer/clarinetist
Tim Hull. The single is slated to be released on April 25th, 2017(National
Plumber's Day). A special premier performance of the single is aired on
Rochester Free Radio during a live interview that featured stories by
Maury Rosenberg and JoAnn Vaccaro about Hypnotic Clambake's experience
over nearly three decades of making music together. The band is invited
to perform the Dansville Summer Concert Series, Rochester's Rock &
Run and Cortland New York's Main Street Music Series amongst other performances
throughout the year. |
2017
Hypnotic Clambake
collaborates with Abilene Bar & Lounge and hosts a smashing Mardi
Gras Party attracting local fans as well as fans from Hawaii (Aloha!).
Other notable performances include the Hochstein Concert Series, Fairport
Village Concert Series and an intimate performance at JB's Smoke House
in East Rochester. Hypnotic Clambake's single "Rick Boadadanco"
is released to over 300 radio stations world wide, supported by an original
video of "Rick Boadadanco" on Youtube. Trombonist Rick McRae
simulates a scratched 75 with a trick slide technique bringing down the
house at Brookdales New Year's Eve noon ball drop!! |
2018
Hypnotic Clambake
starts the year off with a concert at the "B side" in Fairport,
NY. A Mardi Gras party at Abilene Bar & Lounge turns into a dance-a-thon
featuring H.C. playing music from New Orleans. Celebrating their one year
anniversary, The Silver Lake Brewing Company (Perry, NY) hosts a wild
ride with Hypnotic Clambake supplying the Music. The Silver Lake Brewing
company brings Accordionist Maury Rosenberg and Clarinetist Tim Hull back
for their Dingus Day Celebration..."Polka till you Drop!". Bassist
Chris Reynolds breathes fire and is arrested by local law enforcement
(permit required). Accordionist Maury Rosenberg releases "The 12
Lost Compositions of Dmitry Zarkov" featuring piano and accordion
works. Instead of wearing a t-shirt, Maury is seen wearing keyboards performing
with the Zach Brown Tribute Band at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead,
NY. The year ends with a big New Year's bash featuring Hypnotic Clambake
at the Gables of Brighton's noon ball drop! |
2019
Hypnotic Clambake performs at Frank Woshock's
65th birthday party in Gibbons Glades, PA and gets lost on the way home
winding up in down town Pittsburgh..Arg! Additionally, the band performs
an impromtu acousic set during a terrential down pour at Jazzberry Farm's
Music Festival.They can be seen playing at both the Hochstein Concert
Series followed by The Fairport Gazebo Concert Series. Three Heads Brewery
has a night to remember as Maury takes the" Ant Man" solo
on his accordion. The band goes into hybernation during the cold winter
months found in Western, NY and prepare for the year 2020. True story!! |
2020
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